Puppeteer by GoogleChrome
JavaScript API for Chrome and Firefox
About Puppeteer
From the project's README at github.com/GoogleChrome/puppeteer. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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> Puppeteer is a JavaScript library which provides a high-level API to control > Chrome or Firefox over the > DevTools Protocol or WebDriver BiDi. > Puppeteer runs in the headless (no visible UI) by default Get started | API | FAQ | Contributing | Troubleshooting Installation MCP
Install [](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp), a Puppeteer-based MCP server for browser automation and debugging.
Puppeteer also supports the experimental WebMCP API. Example
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 94k | github.com/GoogleChrome/puppeteer |
| GitHub forks | 9.4k | github.com/GoogleChrome/puppeteer |
| NPM downloads (last month) | 40192k | puppeteer |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 9.0 years | since May 2017 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 656 | last: 17 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
GHSA-c2gp-86p4-5935. What people say on Hacker News
- Hacking Google Chrome Source Code: Make Puppeteer work over Redis PubSub
- Show HN: chop.ax – strip sites down to just their content
- Show HN: Team agents that manage your CMS from Slack, WhatsApp, and Telegram
- Show HN: Herd – A Go sidecar to stop stateful processes Puppeteer/LLMs from OOM
- Show HN: Hubcap – A single Go binary to automate Chrome via CDP
Ready to self-host Puppeteer?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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